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Top 10 “Top Photo Lists”

27 Dec

Yes its come to this… a top 10 list of “top photo lists”. If you’re still following along I highly recommend checking out these amazing links to see the best of the best photography this year! I can’t pick a favorite so you’ll have to share your favorite in the comments or even add another link you think I missed that should have been included. Enjoy and Happy Holidays.

  1. Top 10 Best Vimeo Videos of 2010 – Momentum Blog
  2. Pictures of the Year 2010: Spectacular Crashes and Daring Stunts – The Telegraph
  3. Top 10 14 Astronomy PIctures of 2010 – Discover
  4. Best News Pictures of 2010: Your Picks From National Geographic News – National Geographic
  5. 2010 In Photos Part I, Part II, Part III – The Big Picture
  6. 2010 Hubble Space Telescope Advent Calendar – The Big Picture
  7. 2010: The Year In Pictures – New York Times
  8. Best Environmental Photos of 2010 Named – National Geographic
  9. 2010 Photos of the Year – Wall Street Journal
  10. Top 100 Sports Pictures of 2010 – TotallyCoolPix.com

Bonus:
Best of 2010 – Our Favorite Photo Blog Posts of the Year – Photoshelter Blog

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Top 10 “Top Photo Lists”


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SIGMA 120-400mm 120-400 LENS KIT for Nikon D5000 D3X D80 D300 D300S D3000 F6

27 Dec

Buy @ www.amazon.com Technical Details:Telephoto zoom lens incorporates Sigma’s original OS (Optical Stabilizer) function * New Sigma 120-400mm APO DG OS OPTICAL STABILIZER * With set of 3 filters : UV Polarizer , FLD , Filter case , Hood , Cleaning kit , Cap keeper , Extended warranty * NEW With Free shipping For all nikon Cameras Including D3x D3 D300S D300 D5000 D90 D3000 D80 , D60 D40 D40X .. * This telephoto zoom lens incorporates Sigma’s original OS (Optical Stabilizer) function. It offers the use of shutter speeds approximately 4 stops slower. Three SLD (Special Low Dispersion) glass elements provide excellent correction for chromatic aberration. This lens is equipped with the rear focus system that minimizes fluctuation of aberration caused by focusing. It provides optimum image quality throughout the entire zoom range. The super multi-layer coating reduces flare and ghosting. High image quality is assured throughout the entire zoom range. The minimum focusing distance of 150cm (59.1″) throughout the entire zoom range and has a maximum magnification of 1:4.2 make it useful for close-up photography. This lens incorporates HSM (Hyper Sonic Motor), which ensures a quiet and high-speed AF as well as full-time manual focusing capability. The addition of the optical 1.4x EX DG APO or 2x EX DG APO Tele Converters produce a 168-560mm F6.3-8 MF ultra-telephoto zoom lens or a 240-800mm F9-11 MF ultra-telephoto zoom lens respectively
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Buy @ www.amazon.com Technical Details:Sigma 120-400mm OS APO DG With 2X converter For Nikon Digital cameras * Telephoto zoom lens incorporates Sigma’s original OS (Optical Stabilizer) function * Sigma 120-400mm With set of 3 Filters , Case , pouch , Cap keeper , cleaning kit , Extended warranty * New sigma 120-400 2x 120-800mm Auto focus * This telephoto zoom lens incorporates Sigma’s original OS (Optical Stabilizer) function. It offers the use of shutter speeds approximately 4 stops slower. Three SLD (Special Low Dispersion) glass elements provide excellent correction for chromatic aberration. This lens is equipped with the rear focus system that minimizes fluctuation of aberration caused by focusing. It provides optimum image quality throughout the entire zoom range. The super multi-layer coating reduces flare and ghosting. High image quality is assured throughout the entire zoom range. The minimum focusing distance of 150cm (59.1″) throughout the entire zoom range and has a maximum magnification of 1:4.2 make it useful for close-up photography. This lens incorporates HSM (Hyper Sonic Motor), which ensures a quiet and high-speed AF as well as full-time manual focusing capability. The addition of the optical 1.4x EX DG APO or 2x EX DG APO Tele Converters produce a 168-560mm F6.3-8 MF ultra-telephoto zoom lens or a 240-800mm F9-11 MF ultra-telephoto zoom lens respectively

 
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Posted in Nikon Videos

 

Fix a Family Photo using Adobe Photoshop CS5

27 Dec

In this episode I have a real world example of a family photo that one of my friends needed to be fixed. While I don’t usually have time to work on other people’s photos, I thought this would be a good one for a tutorial.

 
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Photography Tips : How to Become a Photojournalist

27 Dec

Photojournalism is a style of documenting the news in a way that will be appealing to newspaper editors. Become a photojournalist and interact with people with tips from a professional photographer in this free video on photography. Expert: Anthony Maddaloni Contact: www.maddaloniphoto.blogspot.com Bio: Anthony Maddaloni is a professional photographer from Austin, Texas. Filmmaker: Todd Green
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Sony to invest $1.2 billion in CMOS production

27 Dec

Sony has announced it is investing .2 billion in production of CMOS sensors. The announcement includes the purchase and refurbishment of a a production facility it previously operated as a joint venture with Toshiba. With this move and other recent investments, the company aims to double its total monthly production from approximately 25,000 wafers to approximately 50,000 wafers per month by the end of March 2012.
News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

 
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Opteka Shutter Release Remote Control Cord for Nikon D1, D2, D3, D3x, D3s, D100,

26 Dec

Buy @ www.amazon.com Technical Details:Opteka Remote Release for the Nikon D1, D2, D3, D3x, D3s, D100, D200, D300, D300S & D700 * Allows the camera to be released from a distance of up to 36 inches * Half-press focuses, full press releases the shutter * All Electronic – no batteries needed! * Brand New, Sealed!
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Buy @ www.amazon.com Technical Details:Extreme resolution 24.5-megapixel FX-format (35.9 x 24.0mm) CMOS sensor * Nikon EXPEED image processing technologies; 138 MB processed NEF (RAW) 12 or 14-bit image files * 3-inch super-density 920000-dot VGA LCD monitor; 100 percent viewfinder coverage * Two Live View shooting modes; continuous shooting at up to 5 fps at full FX-format resolution * Dual CF card slots with overflow, backup and copy options

 
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Cantor Center for the Visual Arts

26 Dec

Some cool visual art images:

Cantor Center for the Visual Arts
visual art
Image by Steve Rhodes
museum.stanford.edu

Cantor Center for the Visual Arts
visual art
Image by Steve Rhodes
museum.stanford.edu

 
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HD Stereoscopic 3D “Part 1 “

26 Dec

** Part 1** Please rate Comment and Subscribe Thanks for your Support 3D Stereoscopic created by Laith Ghazaleh Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0
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Photoshop Tutorial: Fixing a Blown-Out Sky, part1

26 Dec

This tutorial shows how to use Curves and the Advanced Blending options to add some color and tonality back into an overexposed, blown-out sky using Photoshop CS3 (part 1 of 2).
Video Rating: 4 / 5

 

Inside Gaming Awards 2010: Sony Santa Monica Interview | Pre-Show Red Carpet – Part 5

26 Dec

www.youtube.com Click here to watch Inside Gaming Awards 2010: Winners Recap! Inside Gaming Awards 2010: Sony Santa Monica Interview | Pre-Show Red Carpet – Part 5 Part 5 of our Inside Gaming Awards 2010 Pre Show Coverage! Join us on the red carpet! – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Follow Machinima on Twitter! Machinima twitter.com Inside Gaming twitter.com Machinima Respawn twitter.com Machinima Entertainment, Technology, Culture twitter.com FOR MORE MACHINIMA, GO TO: www.youtube.com FOR MORE GAMEPLAY, GO TO: www.youtube.com FOR MORE SPORTS GAMEPLAY, GO TO: www.youtube.com FOR MORE MMO & RPG GAMEPLAY, GO TO: www.youtube.com FOR MORE TRAILERS, GO TO: www.youtube.com TAGS: Inside Gaming IG news machinima dead pixel Kovic twitter youtube facebook yt:quality=high Sark Awards Winners Recap Viewers Choice Best Animation God War Weapon Just Cause Grappling Hook Music Score Red Dead Redemption Innovation In Game Design Reach Halo Hutch Seananners Elissa Pre Show Red Carpet